Tarzan in comics
| Tarzan of the Apes | |
|---|---|
Burne Hogarth's Tarzan (June 25, 1939) | |
| Author(s) | (adapted from) Edgar Rice Burroughs Don Kraar (1982–1995) |
| Illustrator(s) | Hal Foster (1929–1937) Rex Maxon (1929–1947) Burne Hogarth (1937–45, 1947–50) Ruben Moreira (1945–1947) Dan Barry (1948) Paul Reinman (1949–1950) Bob Lubbers (1950–1954) John Celardo (1954–1967) Russ Manning (1967–1979) Gil Kane (1979–1981) Mike Grell (1981–1983) Gray Morrow (1983–2001) Eric Battle (2001–2002). |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded daily and Sunday strip; in reprints |
| Launch date | January 7, 1929 |
| End date | May 19, 2002 |
| Syndicate(s) | Metropolitan Newspaper Service (1929–1930) United Feature Syndicate (1930–present) |
| Publisher(s) | NBM Publishing Dark Horse Books |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in 23 sequels. The character proved immensely popular and quickly made the jump to other media, including comics.